Laura Foster
@lauramfoster.bsky.social
Tired middle-aged woman, likes cats. Has strong opinions, may or may not share them. Transitioned in the long-ago years of the early 00s, not that it's any of your business.
"We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret. But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You hamster."
#changemonstertohamster
#changemonstertohamster
"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of hamsters"
#changemonstertohamster
#changemonstertohamster
February 16, 2026 at 6:58 AM
"We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret. But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You hamster."
#changemonstertohamster
#changemonstertohamster
Scrolled past an article about the Wuthering Heights movie, with a picture of Margot Robbie in a formal dress and a tiara. My brain immediately pinged it as "Seven Of Nine In A Remake Of Carrie". Hmm, this has possibilities...
February 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Scrolled past an article about the Wuthering Heights movie, with a picture of Margot Robbie in a formal dress and a tiara. My brain immediately pinged it as "Seven Of Nine In A Remake Of Carrie". Hmm, this has possibilities...
Reposted by Laura Foster
on employment as a trans woman
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
on employment as a trans woman
Okay, the oasis in the desert of transphobia was nice for a bit. But with the exception of one local news reporter I follow, it's really starting to piss me off that not a single other goddamn person on my feed has said even word one about what happened on Tuesday. I ranted twice and got ONE like.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Okay, the oasis in the desert of transphobia was nice for a bit. But with the exception of one local news reporter I follow, it's really starting to piss me off that not a single other goddamn person on my feed has said even word one about what happened on Tuesday. I ranted twice and got ONE like.
Reposted by Laura Foster
Might be superfluous but the "to be trans" really bothers me. My goal is not "to be trans". I am not trying to "be trans". I am aligning myself with the way I need to be and "trans" is the word for people who have the kind of need I have, a need we all have the right to pursue however we need to.
"you don't need hormones to be trans" does not comfort any trans person who has been denied access to hormones and only serves to speak over their needs and frame them as responsible for wanting to be comfortable in their own bodies
February 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Might be superfluous but the "to be trans" really bothers me. My goal is not "to be trans". I am not trying to "be trans". I am aligning myself with the way I need to be and "trans" is the word for people who have the kind of need I have, a need we all have the right to pursue however we need to.
Holed up in my apartment hermit-mode for the indefinite future avoiding all my neighbours cause I'm not in a position to discuss what's been in the news for the past week. I've been stealth where I live for the past decade & a half for my own safety. I've been assaulted here just for being a woman.
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Holed up in my apartment hermit-mode for the indefinite future avoiding all my neighbours cause I'm not in a position to discuss what's been in the news for the past week. I've been stealth where I live for the past decade & a half for my own safety. I've been assaulted here just for being a woman.
WELP.
Reputable news sources are starting to confirm it. The wolves were circling & we all just got raw steaks hung around our necks.
Every persecuted visible minority understands that the bad actions of another member of that minority will be gleefully used to paint all of us. Except some don't.
Reputable news sources are starting to confirm it. The wolves were circling & we all just got raw steaks hung around our necks.
Every persecuted visible minority understands that the bad actions of another member of that minority will be gleefully used to paint all of us. Except some don't.
I am REALLY hoping the current rumours floating around about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting are right-wing folks deliberately stirring the pot.
My fear is they're not, and things may get a whole lot worse for us.
My fear is they're not, and things may get a whole lot worse for us.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
WELP.
Reputable news sources are starting to confirm it. The wolves were circling & we all just got raw steaks hung around our necks.
Every persecuted visible minority understands that the bad actions of another member of that minority will be gleefully used to paint all of us. Except some don't.
Reputable news sources are starting to confirm it. The wolves were circling & we all just got raw steaks hung around our necks.
Every persecuted visible minority understands that the bad actions of another member of that minority will be gleefully used to paint all of us. Except some don't.
I was a Math Idiot Flowers For Algernon. In elementary school I used to ace tests in my sleep. Then high school and the concepts suddenly flew into the stratosphere way beyond what I could understand and the teachers didn't care. I passed Math 11 by the skin of my teeth. Math 12 I dropped with 15%.
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I was a Math Idiot Flowers For Algernon. In elementary school I used to ace tests in my sleep. Then high school and the concepts suddenly flew into the stratosphere way beyond what I could understand and the teachers didn't care. I passed Math 11 by the skin of my teeth. Math 12 I dropped with 15%.
Tumbler Ridge High School has a total student population of 165. The town has a population of 2400. And it's a 60 mile drive from anywhere else.
Jeezus. Last time there was a school shooting in Canada was December 2024. Last time there were this many fatalities was Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.
Jeezus. Last time there was a school shooting in Canada was December 2024. Last time there were this many fatalities was Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.
2 other people were found dead at a home believed to be connected to the incident. 9 people dead not including the shooter.
6 people have been killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Two were airlifted to hospital, a third victim died on the way to the hospital. 25 others have been hurt.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Tumbler Ridge High School has a total student population of 165. The town has a population of 2400. And it's a 60 mile drive from anywhere else.
Jeezus. Last time there was a school shooting in Canada was December 2024. Last time there were this many fatalities was Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.
Jeezus. Last time there was a school shooting in Canada was December 2024. Last time there were this many fatalities was Ecole Polytechnique in 1989.
post a banger that's not in english
(bonus: not in any language at all)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
(bonus: not in any language at all)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 AM
post a banger that's not in english
(bonus: not in any language at all)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
(bonus: not in any language at all)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-w...
Why does the bun look like Amanita Muscaria?
(Cave Johnson voice) "This burger will make you shit fire and trip balls. Also it will liquify your central nervous system."
(Cave Johnson voice) "This burger will make you shit fire and trip balls. Also it will liquify your central nervous system."
Burger King Angriest Whopper (2016-2016): Upping the ante on the"Angry Whopper" gimmick, this offering featured a beef patty, lettuce, tomato, fried onion petals, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, jalapenos, mayo, & "spicy angry sauce", served on a red bun with hot sauce baked into it
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Why does the bun look like Amanita Muscaria?
(Cave Johnson voice) "This burger will make you shit fire and trip balls. Also it will liquify your central nervous system."
(Cave Johnson voice) "This burger will make you shit fire and trip balls. Also it will liquify your central nervous system."
My dream brain decided it was really important I went bowling. I haven't done that IRL in 15 years. Interest was quickly lost by my teammates who wandered away. I ended up trying to bowl with one of those rubber playground dodgeballs from elementary school and broke physics. The pins froze when hit.
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My dream brain decided it was really important I went bowling. I haven't done that IRL in 15 years. Interest was quickly lost by my teammates who wandered away. I ended up trying to bowl with one of those rubber playground dodgeballs from elementary school and broke physics. The pins froze when hit.
Passive-aggressive robot watches mute woman put holes in things.
So this plumber eats mushrooms to fight evil turtles to rescue a princess.
February 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Passive-aggressive robot watches mute woman put holes in things.
We dressed in neon + floofy hair & had airy synth pads & gated snares cause everything around us was relentlessly brown & moss-coloured and smelled like second-hand cigarette smoke & carbureted car exhaust.
(Not my picture, found on Reddit, but an accurate view of our family living room circa '85.)
(Not my picture, found on Reddit, but an accurate view of our family living room circa '85.)
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
We dressed in neon + floofy hair & had airy synth pads & gated snares cause everything around us was relentlessly brown & moss-coloured and smelled like second-hand cigarette smoke & carbureted car exhaust.
(Not my picture, found on Reddit, but an accurate view of our family living room circa '85.)
(Not my picture, found on Reddit, but an accurate view of our family living room circa '85.)
College? Junior high school. My entire school structure had the rug pulled out from under it & I had to cope with 9 different teachers, sets of classmates and learning environments every week instead of just one for the whole year. Also puberty.
Went from all As (except C- in gym) to all C+ to C-.
Went from all As (except C- in gym) to all C+ to C-.
Alright, where are my gifted kids at? You were smart and you never had to study and then you went to college and suddenly had to learn a new skillset overnight, that everybody else had years to learn, or flame out spectacularly?
That’s what talent is like.
That’s what talent is like.
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
College? Junior high school. My entire school structure had the rug pulled out from under it & I had to cope with 9 different teachers, sets of classmates and learning environments every week instead of just one for the whole year. Also puberty.
Went from all As (except C- in gym) to all C+ to C-.
Went from all As (except C- in gym) to all C+ to C-.
I have no natural time-based relationship decay. I don't hear back from them so I figure they just got busy, and leave the ball in their court and then it fucking STAYS THERE FOR YEARS. Then I'll run into them IRL a decade later & be like "good to see you again!" and they're like "who TF are you?!"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I have no natural time-based relationship decay. I don't hear back from them so I figure they just got busy, and leave the ball in their court and then it fucking STAYS THERE FOR YEARS. Then I'll run into them IRL a decade later & be like "good to see you again!" and they're like "who TF are you?!"
Reposted by Laura Foster
depression comix #557 #comics claycomix.com/depression-c...
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
depression comix #557 #comics claycomix.com/depression-c...
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- two-bite chocolate brownies
- bottle of Jarritos
- an inordinate number of scrunchies, like I didn't even know I had this many, wow
- notepad and pen
- grocery receipts from 2021
- cellphone 90% full of cat pictures
- a bunch of records & cassettes from the 80s
- two-bite chocolate brownies
- bottle of Jarritos
- an inordinate number of scrunchies, like I didn't even know I had this many, wow
- notepad and pen
- grocery receipts from 2021
- cellphone 90% full of cat pictures
- a bunch of records & cassettes from the 80s
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- guitar picks
- hair clips
- unusual jewelry
- an Apple Pencil
- a half ounce of weed
- red vines
- sparkles
- what does it matter, we all know you will never defeat me
- guitar picks
- hair clips
- unusual jewelry
- an Apple Pencil
- a half ounce of weed
- red vines
- sparkles
- what does it matter, we all know you will never defeat me
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- pencils
- pens
-notepads/sketchbook
- a spilled cup of coffee
- a lingering, existential dread
- maybe cookies
- pencils
- pens
-notepads/sketchbook
- a spilled cup of coffee
- a lingering, existential dread
- maybe cookies
February 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- two-bite chocolate brownies
- bottle of Jarritos
- an inordinate number of scrunchies, like I didn't even know I had this many, wow
- notepad and pen
- grocery receipts from 2021
- cellphone 90% full of cat pictures
- a bunch of records & cassettes from the 80s
- two-bite chocolate brownies
- bottle of Jarritos
- an inordinate number of scrunchies, like I didn't even know I had this many, wow
- notepad and pen
- grocery receipts from 2021
- cellphone 90% full of cat pictures
- a bunch of records & cassettes from the 80s
Oh, I could go on about this. It took me five years after I went fulltime until I actually got competent trans-focused healthcare. My original endo had me on an HRT regime from the '60s, and my psych had been banned from seeing female patients after [REDACTED] but trans women didn't count as female.
Time and time again we see that cis people in the medical field don't see trans healthcare as legitimate, including an astonishing amount of those providing trans healthcare.
They view us as no more than walking piggy banks with leprosy. We should be so.lucky to be financially exploited by them.
They view us as no more than walking piggy banks with leprosy. We should be so.lucky to be financially exploited by them.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Oh, I could go on about this. It took me five years after I went fulltime until I actually got competent trans-focused healthcare. My original endo had me on an HRT regime from the '60s, and my psych had been banned from seeing female patients after [REDACTED] but trans women didn't count as female.
Being ignored and forgotten is better than constant criticism and mind games, I guess.
Fantasy About Impressing Coworkers Unimaginably Pathetic https://theonion.com/fantasy-about-impressing-coworkers-unimaginably-pathetic/
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Being ignored and forgotten is better than constant criticism and mind games, I guess.
Saw an "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US" sticker freshly applied to a telephone pole this afternoon. Whoever you were who just stepped out of a time machine from the year 2000... PLEASE TAKE ME BACK WITH YOU.
February 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Saw an "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US" sticker freshly applied to a telephone pole this afternoon. Whoever you were who just stepped out of a time machine from the year 2000... PLEASE TAKE ME BACK WITH YOU.
The Crying Game, Silence Of The Lambs, Mrs. Doubtfire and Ace Ventura all becoming cultural touchstones back to back in the space of about two years while I was in junior high school and my egg had just cracked.
Our church youth group even thought Ace Ventura was an appropriate Movie Night movie.
Our church youth group even thought Ace Ventura was an appropriate Movie Night movie.
The amount of damage Ace Ventura did to young millennial trans girls was incalculable.
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Crying Game, Silence Of The Lambs, Mrs. Doubtfire and Ace Ventura all becoming cultural touchstones back to back in the space of about two years while I was in junior high school and my egg had just cracked.
Our church youth group even thought Ace Ventura was an appropriate Movie Night movie.
Our church youth group even thought Ace Ventura was an appropriate Movie Night movie.
Reposted by Laura Foster
Anyways every trans person deserves a gender swapping bath bomb that gives them the chance to actually live as their chosen gender. Magic should be real.
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Anyways every trans person deserves a gender swapping bath bomb that gives them the chance to actually live as their chosen gender. Magic should be real.
Nearly a quarter century for me. The baseline that transition pushed me over is "continuing to remain alive". Even that's dicey.
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Nearly a quarter century for me. The baseline that transition pushed me over is "continuing to remain alive". Even that's dicey.
Yourself, but as a cartoon.
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Yourself, but as a cartoon.